Researchers have found a parasitic amoeba that kills human cells in a unique way - by nibbling them. Entamoeba histolytica causes a potentially fatal diarrhea common in the developing world, infecting up to a third of children in some areas. The team were stunned to discover it kills by taking small bites of the cell until it dies – and then losing all interest in eating the remaining corpse. Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine discovered the previously unknown way to kill human cells - which they say is exactly how a piranha might attack its prey.
Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, said low-wage workers are often hesitant to tie the knot because of the financial repercussions. Wilcox told NPR that pooling spousal incomes means a family may no longer qualify for food stamps, the Earned Income Tax Credit or Medicaid. "They're hesitant to marry because they realize that they would experience a significant financial hit by doing so," Wilcox said.
Almost one year ago to the day, on April 18, 2013, Chancellor Ken Peacock shocked the Appalachian State University body when he announced that he would be stepping down from his position at Appalachian State University once a suitable successor was found.
A University of Virginia professor is celebrating a rare victory today – winning a Pulitzer prize for the second time. Alan Taylor’s latest book – The Internal Enemy -- tells the story of 3,400 slaves who escaped from Virginia and Maryland plantations to British ships off the coast during the War of 1812.
Students from Henley Middle School and the University of Virginia helped a CEO make key decisions on employee pay, charitable giving and company-wide equipment upgrades during a Tuesday afternoon work session. Although the scenario was hypothetical, the collaboration between 80 sixth-graders from the Albemarle County school and 40 students from UVa’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration was genuine.
Given those factors, University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato expects state Senate spending to be massive this year: “One of the best bets in the world is that every two years the war chests of the last contests appears puny in comparison to the new ones.”
(Commentary) While Republican officeholders were the primary sources of statements expressing concern over the move, some non-partisan analysts were also unnerved by the move. “The last thing the census needs is for any hard-bitten partisan (either a Karl Rove or a Rahm Emanuel) to manipulate these critical numbers,” wrote University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato in an email to Fox News at the time. “Partisans have a natural impulse to tilt the playing field in their favor, and this has to be resisted.”
Hundreds of Charlottesville middle school students got a close-up look inside the University of Virginia Department of Medicine Tuesday. The goal was to get young people interested in pursuing careers in health care. It was the largest and youngest group of students to tour the hospital as part of a diversity outreach initiative. It was a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and see how lives are saved in the area every day.
Get your wonk on, political junkies. University of Virginia professor Larry J. Sabato offers up a smart look at the hottest primaries leading up to November's midterm elections in Politico Magazine. Sabato's take is whether the Tea Party can sustain its power. His conclusion on the primaries: "Probably the most far-reaching lesson will be taught by the five Tea Party challenges to GOP Senate incumbents remaining in Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Maybe a couple more Republican senators will be thrown overboard, proving the durability of the party's...
Scores of slum properties for rent are listed on websites including Airbnb Inc. and Favela Experience, a website set up by American Elliot Rosenberg, a 24-year-old with a degree in commerce and Latin American studies from the University of Virginia.
"The two things that his opponents are bound to pounce on are health care and the Baltimore jail," Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said in reference to the exchange and the scandal that led to convictions of gang members and staffers at the Baltimore City Detention Center. "A rule of politics is: If you have a weakness, it will be used by opponents."
In Staunton, from May 2-4 and 9-11, ShenanArts will present the Pulitzer-prize winning musical, “Next to Normal” a rock-opera that tells the story of a woman and her family who deal with her mental illness. Katie Depp, who portrays Dan and Diana’s daughter, Natalie, is a senior at the University of Virginia and is a psychology major. “The hardest part is the amount of conflict between Natalie and her parents,” she said. “She’s ostracized by her mom. That’s something that’s totally different for me. My personal life is totally opposite and I...
Understanding coincidences can be useful for personal growth. Coincidences may help you find your soulmate, a job opportunity, or even a lost dog. Tapping into their power requires a systematic study, says psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman. Beitman, a visiting professor at the University of Virginia, encountered coincidences in his life that piqued his curiosity as a scientist. “These coincidences were like strange places and I wandered into them,” he said. Like all frontiersmen, he was not content to enter these strange places and turn back without further exploration. Beitman is d...
The University of Virginia is surveying students this week about proposed changes to graduation weekend. A fenced area surrounding Rotunda renovations will block the stairs and take away space where guests of graduates typically stand during Final Exercises on the Lawn.
Virginia's most treasured architecture features 10 sites right in our own backyard. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello ranks highest on the Virginia Center for Architecture's top 100 list. The University of Virginia's Academical Village and Rotunda make the list along with James Madison's Montpelier. Voters also selected the Blue Ridge Tunnel, Swannanoa, and John Paul Jones Arena as favorite structures.
The University of Virginia Medical Center is on a new list of "100 Great Hospitals in America."
Ingrid Steffensen’s bright yellow Lotus Elise is a little fancier and a lot faster than the Volkswagen Beetle she drove when she first got behind the wheel of a car as a 16-year-old, but both cars are an integral part of Steffensen’s “auto biography.” With the Lotus parked on the bricks outside the Roselle Center for the Arts, Steffensen chronicled her journey from college professor to “speed freak” as part of the President’s Leadership Series at the University of Delaware.
Taylor is proof that even the best historians can be caught by surprise. He recalled Monday how he came upon documents telling of escaped slaves who helped the British during the War of 1812 and were an important reason the British were able to capture Washington, D.C. "This is a story I had known nothing about and I was supposed to be a specialist," said Taylor, 58, now a two-time Pulitzer winner.
Robert F. Bruner, dean of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, will return to the faculty next year, the university announced Monday.